• boonhet@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    Lol at Spotify being one to consider over Apple Music when it has way more market share

  • Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    Did qobuz by now implement a way to check their catalogue without agreeing to an abo?

    I won’t switch to a company that obfuscates their offer behind a paywall.

    • Yigru Zeltil@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Their catalogue isn’t visible even if you are in a supported country? Ouch. I hate how Qobuz keeps coming up in these threads, but they still don’t serve even Eastern Europe, let alone Global South countries - I don’t want to listen just to classical and jazz.

  • Krusty@feddit.it
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    3 days ago

    I would also add Mirlo (https://mirlo.space/pages/about) Even if US based they are a coop (the company is managed by its members), and "allows for direct and ongoing support of artists. It’s different from other crowdfunding platforms because it:

    • is rooted in mutual aid and is stewared by a worker co-op, which intends to exit-to-community as a multi-stakeholder cooperative;
    • It’s open source and is working together with other similar products to build towards a standard-based and sustainable ecosystem."
  • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I don’t get it, why doesn’t Torrents, the largest of the group, not simply eat all the other music services?

  • Gibibit@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    For some reason listed all the way in the corner, I used to love Bandcamp but they are US based sadly. Always thought of them as the good guys but they are owned by Epic now so who cares. The French Qobuz should be a good alternative for buying DRM free albums, haven’t tried them yet though.

    People give Spotify shit for paying artists awfully, does anyone know if this is better for Qobuz? I feel like revenue is always going to turn out bad when you’re not buying any albums. €15 per month for 2x access is just not that much over a few hundred listens.

    Also like someone pointed out Soundcloud is German. Worth mentioning again. This doesn’t seem like a very carefully curated list, so I expect there to be a lot more options.

  • cazzmaniandevil@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 days ago

    Bandcamp is US owned, but still worth mentioning I think because of their commitment to high revenue sharing, about 80-82% goes directly to the artists. They have custom playlists, and offer high quality formats as well.

    If the goal is a quality product and an ethical approach to supporting artists I’m not dead set on only using European alternatives

    • sykael@startrek.website
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      3 days ago

      They also have Bandcamp Fridays, where 100% of the revenues go to the artist. Personally I always wait till those days to buy music on there

      • SatyrSack@feddit.orgEnglish
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        2 days ago

        May be worth mentioning that it’s not every Friday that this happens. I was under the impression that it was, and would have accidentally made a purchase on a random Friday if I had not looked further into it because I wanted to check which time zone was used for the cutoff.

        The remaining 2025 dates:

        • May 2nd
        • August 1st
        • September 5th
        • October 3rd
        • December 5th

        https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I’m sorry but I’ve downloaded Symphony and have abandoned music streaming altogether.

  • Phoenix3875@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    For Quboz, there’s also an option to buy albums or single tracks. You can just download the DRM-free high-res audio files.

      • Yigru Zeltil@lemm.eeEnglish
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        1 day ago

        who gives a fuck if they dont sell in EU

        They sell in some countries of the EU, but yeah, they don’t serve the entire EU.

  • UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    I switched to Qobuz today. I used to use Tidal becaus I wanted to be able to get the best possible quality from a streaming service, and I wasn’t happy with the way Spotify pays the artists. But after Trump got elected and turned the world upside down, I kicked every US services out of my portfolio.

    Qobuz feels quiet clunky, and the desktop application lacks some basic functionalitys, but overall I think it’s a good alternative.

  • unsettlinglymoist@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I really wanted to like Qobuz but the recommendations are terrible. Like I’d be listening to deep house and it would suggest Johnny Cash.

      • slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.orgEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I was never a fan of a computer telling me what i might like. But i’m listening to music for 6 to 10 hours every single day for decades now. I can’t contain my music knowledge anymore, and to not get bored i need some: if youblike this you might like that. But also they are very wrong 99% of the time. But i still crave that 1% that is a banger and might have never found.

        • towerful@programming.dev
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          3 days ago

          Discovering a new artist or album is great.
          Tidals personalised daily discovery and weekly new releases are fantastic for this, much better than anything I can remember on spotify. Their “mixes for you” are also decent.
          I haven’t tried qobuz yet

    • UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      True. I think Qobuz is only good for people who already know what they want to listen to or are willing to wade through public playlists. Don’t expect to to get recommendations like Spotify or Tidal does…

  • rooroo@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Honestly another circle with “pays artists less shit than others” or “pays small artists at least partially” would be good. Fuck Spotify.